Is This Ricky Gervais' Greatest Role Yet? The Internet Thinks So

Critics are loving the comedian's new Netflix series After Life. Here's what you need to know...

Ricky Gervais' new Netflix dark comedy series After Life is getting tons of attention online today.

The series, which premieres on the streaming service on March 8, centers around a man whose wife has died. Now the widower wants to punish the world who took away his wife by doing whatever he pleases.

"Only Ricky Gervais could serve up comedy gold playing the role of a grieving, suicidal widow, yet After Life is already being hailed as his finest work."

“At the end of the day, I’m going to keep saying what I want, and there’s nothing anyone can do about it until it’s against the law,” says @RickyGervais in a conversation about his new series, #AfterLife; P.C. culture; and Louis C.K. https://t.co/9ZoHbOUN3M